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Henry Brockholst Livingston (November 25, 1757 – March 18, 1823) was an American Revolutionary War officer, a justice of the New York Court of Appeals and eventually an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Henry Brockholst Livingston was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1806 to 1823. Livingston joined the Continental Army at the age of 19 and saw action with Benedict Arnold and as an aide to General Philip John Schuyler and General Arthur St. Clair before accompanying his.
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. A distant forebear of presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, Henry Brockholst Livingston was a captain in the Continental Army and frequent follower of Chief Justice John Marshall during his tenure on the Supreme Court.
Learn about the life and career of Henry Brockholst Livingston, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1807 to 1823. Find out his role in the Revolutionary War, his appointment by Jefferson, and his dissent in Pierson v. Post.
There is a modest puzzle regarding Henry Brockholst Livingston's more than sixteen years on the Supreme Court (1806–1823): why was he comparatively silent? Livingston, a New York Jeffersonian, was among the best qualified appointees ever named to the Court.
Learn about the life and career of H. Brockholst Livingston, a Revolutionary War veteran and a Supreme Court Justice from 1806 to 1823. Find out his biography, education, military service, political roles, and death date.
Henry Brockholst Livingston was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1807 following a nomination from President Thomas Jefferson. He served until his death on March 18, 1823.
